A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies yo — Ellen Hopkins
A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies yo — Ellen Hopkins
A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies yo — Ellen Hopkins
A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies yo — Ellen Hopkins
A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies yo — Ellen Hopkins
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A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies your real fear.

— Ellen Hopkins
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